Apache cannot restart because something is holding on to port 443 when it tries. Eventually, it usually cures itself because the last process will die and apache can restart on the next check on the service. If you want to find what's holding the port:

netstat -anp |grep 443

Find the process holding the port, kill it, check again to make sure nothing has taken its place, and then restart apache.

Annette
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